On This Day… August 17, 1998

President Bill Clinton testified before the Office of Independent Council, becoming the first president to appear before a grand jury while in office, primarily as a result of his extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. After facing the threat of impeachment, Clinton was acquitted — and completed his second term in office.

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